With education sessions and networking receptions, there's something for everyone at the 2014 April 29-May 2 in Birmingham, Ala. Construction owners; mid to upper management; project managers and supervisors; safety and risk professionals; and ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓChapter staff can pick and choose from concurrent sessions covering a variety of industry topics and network with industry leaders. In addition, attendees can watch more than 180 craft trainees compete in the National Craft Championships. Register for the conference .

Five specific tracks are covering available education sessions, keynote speakers and networking events specific to association management, emerging technologies, increasing productivity, management & implementation, safety and workforce development. The brochure also breaks down the sessions by job function detailed below:

Electrical Contractors

• 2014 National Electrical Code Update – earn up to 16 hours of CEUs 
• Agile Construction: Completing Projects Profitably and Efficiently
• Maximize Productivity Utilizing a Best-in-Class Prefab System for Electrical Contractors
• How to Implement Short Interval Scheduling (SIS)
• Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) for Electrical Contracting 
• BIM Solutions for Construction - Expanding Your Business
• Lean for Construction - Motion Is Money
• Managing the Lifeblood of Contracting - Cash Flow

• Introduction to Lean Construction
• Agile Construction: Completing Projects Profitably and Efficiently
• Technology Trends That Drive Contractor Success
• Maximize Productivity Utilizing a Best-in-Class Prefab System for Mechanical Contractors
• BIM Solutions for Construction - Expanding Your Business
• A Social Media Blueprint to Build Your Construction Business

• Protecting Workers and Avoiding Silica Exposure - Competent Person Training
• Builders Risk - Protecting the Jobsite from Fire, Wind, Water and Theft
• Return-to-Work Process for Construction
• Falls from Equipment Load and Securement
• Safety Keynote – The Physical Effects of Substance Abuse

• Law and the Training Professional 
• Best Practices for Today’s Training Professional
• Planning for Your Successful NCCER Accreditation Visit / Audit
• ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓChapters Best Practice Exchange
• Workforce Under Construction: Leveraging Resources to Promote Industry Careers
• Digital Marketing in the Year 2014

• Empowering Volunteers in Today’s “New Normal”
• Recruiting Members You Can Retain
• ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓChapters Best Practice Exchange
• Big Event, Big Success
• Digital Marketing in the Year 2014
• Budgets, Balance Sheets and Embezzling: A Non-CPA View of Chapter Finances

• A Social Media Blueprint to Build Your Construction Business
• The Ultimate Success Workshop
• 29 Mind-Blowing Leadership Tips for Explosive Growth
• Technology Trends that Drive Contractor Success
• Look in the Mirror: An Executive’s Role in Business Development
• BIM Solutions for Construction - Expanding Your Business